Availability of Seats for National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Councils, 48125-48126 [2014-19235]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 158 / Friday, August 15, 2014 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XD421 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Meeting of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting and webinar/conference call. AGENCY: NMFS will hold a 2-day Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Advisory Panel (AP) meeting in September 2014. The intent of the meeting is to consider options for the conservation and management of Atlantic HMS. The meeting is open to the public. DATES: The AP meeting and webinar will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 10; and from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 11, 2014. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. The meeting presentations will also be available via WebEx webinar/ conference call. On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 the conference call information is phone number 1–877– 512–3581; Participant Code: 888454; and the webinar event address is: https:// noaaevents2.webex.com/noaaevents2/ onstage/g.php?d=996362177&t=a; event password; NOAA. On Thursday, September 11, 2014 the conference call information is phone number 1–877–512–3581; Participant Code: 888454; and the webinar event address is: https:// noaaevents2.webex.com/noaaevents2/ onstage/g.php?d=995881214&t=a ; event password: NOAA. Participants are strongly encouraged to log/dial in fifteen minutes prior to the meeting. NMFS will show the presentations via webinar and allow public comment during identified times on the agenda. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenni Wallace or Margo Schulze-Haugen at (301) 427–8503. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., as amended by the Sustainable Fisheries Act, Public Law 104–297, provided for the establishment of an AP to assist in the collection and emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:31 Aug 14, 2014 Jkt 232001 evaluation of information relevant to the development of any Fishery Management Plan (FMP) or FMP amendment for Atlantic HMS. NMFS consults with and considers the comments and views of AP members when preparing and implementing FMPs or FMP amendments for Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish, and sharks. The AP has previously consulted with NMFS on: Amendment 1 to the Billfish FMP (April 1999); the HMS FMP (April 1999); Amendment 1 to the HMS FMP (December 2003); the Consolidated HMS FMP (October 2006); Amendments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5a, 5b, 6, 7, and 8 to the Consolidated HMS FMP (April and October 2008, February and September 2009, May and September 2010, April and September 2011, March and September 2012, January and September 2013, and April 2014); among other things. The intent of this meeting is to consider alternatives for the conservation and management of all Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish, and shark fisheries. We anticipate discussing comments on the Predraft for Amendment 6 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan (FMP) on the future of the shark fishery, providing updates on Amendment 5b on dusky shark management, discussing the proposed rule for Amendment 9 on smoothhound shark management, and reviewing the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Final Amendment 7 on bluefin tuna management measures. The meeting will also include progress updates on the National Recreational Policy, implementation of 2013 ICCAT recommendations, the Atlantic HMS Management-Based Research Priorities document, the HMS compendium/management history, and electronic monitoring and electronic reporting opportunities for Atlantic HMS fisheries. Additional information on the meeting and a copy of the draft agenda will be posted prior to the meeting at: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/ advisory_panels/hms_ap/meetings/ap_ meetings.html. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Jenni Wallace at (301) 427–8503 at least 7 days prior to the meeting. PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48125 Dated: August 11, 2014 Emily H. Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2014–19345 Filed 8–14–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Availability of Seats for National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Councils Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC). ACTION: Notice and request for applications. AGENCY: ONMS is seeking applications for vacant seats for 7 of its 13 national marine sanctuary advisory councils and for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council (advisory councils). Vacant seats, including positions (i.e., primary member and alternate), for each of the advisory councils are listed in this notice under Supplementary Information. Applicants are chosen based upon their particular expertise and experience in relation to the seat for which they are applying; community and professional affiliations; views regarding the protection and management of marine or Great Lake resources; and possibly the length of residence in the area affected by the sanctuary. Applicants who are chosen as members or alternates should expect to serve two- or three year terms, pursuant to the charter of the specific national marine sanctuary advisory council or the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council. DATES: Applications are due by September 30, 2014. ADDRESSES: Application kits are specific to each advisory council. As such, application kits must be obtained from and returned to the council-specific addresses noted below. • Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Lilli Ferguson, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, P.O. Box 159, Olema, CA 94950; (415) 663–0314 extension 107; email Lilli.Ferguson@noaa.gov; or download application from https:// cordellbank.noaa.gov. • Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Beth Dieveney, Florida Keys National Marine SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES 48126 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 158 / Friday, August 15, 2014 / Notices Sanctuary, 33 East Quay Rd., Key West, FL 33040; (305) 809–4700 extension 228; email Beth.Dieveney@noaa.gov; or download application from https:// floridakeys.noaa.gov/sac/ welcome.html?s=sac. • Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: G.P. Schmahl, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 4700 Avenue U, Bldg. 216, Galveston, TX 77551; (409) 621–5151 extension 102; email George.Schmahl@noaa.gov; or download application from https:// flowergarden.noaa.gov/advisorycouncil/ councilnews.html. • Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Becky Shortland, Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary, 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411; (912) 598-2381; email Becky.Shortland@noaa.gov; or download application from https:// graysreef.noaa.gov/management/sac/ welcome.html. • Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Shannon Ricles, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, 100 Museum Drive, Newport News, VA 23606; (757) 591–7328; email Shannon.Ricles@noaa.gov; or download application from https:// monitor.noaa.gov. • National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Advisory Council: Joseph Paulin, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center, Utulei, American Samoa; (684) 633–6500; email Joseph.Paulin@noaa.gov; or download application from https:// americansamoa.noaa.gov. • Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council: Hoku Johnson, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/ONMS/PMNM, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; (808) 725–5800; email Hoku.Johnson@noaa.gov; or download application from https:// www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/ council/. • Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary: Elizabeth Stokes, NOS/ ONMS/SBNMS, 175 Edward Foster Road, Scituate, MA 02066; (781) 545– 8026 extension 201; email Elizabeth.Stokes@noaa.gov; or download application from https:// stellwagen.noaa.gov/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on a particular national marine sanctuary advisory council, please contact the individual identified in the Addresses section of this notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ONMS serves as the trustee for 14 marine VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:31 Aug 14, 2014 Jkt 232001 protected areas encompassing more than 170,000 square miles of ocean and Great Lakes waters from the Hawaiian Islands to the Florida Keys, and from Lake Huron to American Samoa. National marine sanctuaries protect our Nation’s most vital coastal and marine natural and cultural resources, and through active research, management, and public engagement, sustains healthy environments that are the foundation for thriving communities and stable economies. One of the many ways ONMS ensures public participation in the designation and management of national marine sanctuaries is through the formation of advisory councils. National marine sanctuary advisory councils are community-based advisory groups established to provide advice and recommendations to the superintendents of the national marine sanctuaries and the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument on issues including management, science, service, and stewardship; and to serve as liaisons between their constituents in the community and the sanctuary. Additional information on ONMS and its advisory councils can be found at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov. Information related to the purpose, policies and operational requirements for advisory councils can be found in the charter for a particular advisory council (https:// sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/ council_charters.html) and the National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Implementation Handbook (https:// www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/ management/ac/acref.html). The following is a list of the vacant seats, including positions (i.e., primary member or alternate), for each of the advisory councils currently seeking applications for members and alternates: Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Community-at-Large-Marin (primary member); and Research (primary member). Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Citizen at Large-Lower Keys (primary member and alternate); Conservation and Environment (primary member and alternate); Diving-Lower Keys (primary member and alternate); Fishing-Charter Flats Fishing Guide (primary member and alternate); South Florida Ecosystem Restoration (primary member and alternate); and Fishing-CommercialMarine/Tropical (primary member). Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Diving Operations (two primary members); Recreational Diving (primary member); PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 and Commercial Fishing (primary member). Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Citizen-atlarge (primary member). Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Recreational/ Commercial Fishing (two primary members); and Youth (primary member). National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Advisory Council: Community-At-Large, Manu ’a (primary member); Community-At-Large, Aunu ’u (primary member),· Youth Member (primary member). Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council: Native Hawaiian (alternate); and Native Hawaiian Elder (alternate). Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: At-Large (alternate); Conservation (two alternates); Maritime Heritage (primary member and alternate); and Mobile Gear Commercial Fishing (alternate). Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq. (Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program). Dated: July 21, 2014. Daniel J. 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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19235]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Availability of Seats for National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Councils

AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice and request for applications.

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SUMMARY: ONMS is seeking applications for vacant seats for 7 of its 13 
national marine sanctuary advisory councils and for the Northwestern 
Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council 
(advisory councils). Vacant seats, including positions (i.e., primary 
member and alternate), for each of the advisory councils are listed in 
this notice under Supplementary Information. Applicants are chosen 
based upon their particular expertise and experience in relation to the 
seat for which they are applying; community and professional 
affiliations; views regarding the protection and management of marine 
or Great Lake resources; and possibly the length of residence in the 
area affected by the sanctuary. Applicants who are chosen as members or 
alternates should expect to serve two- or three year terms, pursuant to 
the charter of the specific national marine sanctuary advisory council 
or the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve 
Advisory Council.

DATES: Applications are due by September 30, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Application kits are specific to each advisory council. As 
such, application kits must be obtained from and returned to the 
council-specific addresses noted below.
     Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Lilli Ferguson, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, P.O. Box 159, 
Olema, CA 94950; (415) 663-0314 extension 107; email 
Lilli.Ferguson@noaa.gov; or download application from https://cordellbank.noaa.gov.
     Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Beth Dieveney, Florida Keys National Marine

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Sanctuary, 33 East Quay Rd., Key West, FL 33040; (305) 809-4700 
extension 228; email Beth.Dieveney@noaa.gov; or download application 
from https://floridakeys.noaa.gov/sac/welcome.html?s=sac.
     Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council: G.P. Schmahl, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 
4700 Avenue U, Bldg. 216, Galveston, TX 77551; (409) 621-5151 extension 
102; email George.Schmahl@noaa.gov; or download application from https://flowergarden.noaa.gov/advisorycouncil/councilnews.html.
     Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Becky Shortland, Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, 10 Ocean 
Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411; (912) 598-2381; email 
Becky.Shortland@noaa.gov; or download application from https://graysreef.noaa.gov/management/sac/welcome.html.
     Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Shannon Ricles, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, 100 Museum Drive, 
Newport News, VA 23606; (757) 591-7328; email Shannon.Ricles@noaa.gov; 
or download application from https://monitor.noaa.gov.
     National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Advisory 
Council: Joseph Paulin, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, 
Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center, Utulei, American Samoa; (684) 633-6500; 
email Joseph.Paulin@noaa.gov; or download application from https://americansamoa.noaa.gov.
     Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve 
Advisory Council: Hoku Johnson, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/ONMS/
PMNM, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; (808) 725-
5800; email Hoku.Johnson@noaa.gov; or download application from https://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/council/ council/.
     Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary: Elizabeth 
Stokes, NOS/ONMS/SBNMS, 175 Edward Foster Road, Scituate, MA 02066; 
(781) 545-8026 extension 201; email Elizabeth.Stokes@noaa.gov; or 
download application from https://stellwagen.noaa.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on a 
particular national marine sanctuary advisory council, please contact 
the individual identified in the Addresses section of this notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ONMS serves as the trustee for 14 marine 
protected areas encompassing more than 170,000 square miles of ocean 
and Great Lakes waters from the Hawaiian Islands to the Florida Keys, 
and from Lake Huron to American Samoa. National marine sanctuaries 
protect our Nation's most vital coastal and marine natural and cultural 
resources, and through active research, management, and public 
engagement, sustains healthy environments that are the foundation for 
thriving communities and stable economies. One of the many ways ONMS 
ensures public participation in the designation and management of 
national marine sanctuaries is through the formation of advisory 
councils. National marine sanctuary advisory councils are community-
based advisory groups established to provide advice and recommendations 
to the superintendents of the national marine sanctuaries and the 
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument on issues including 
management, science, service, and stewardship; and to serve as liaisons 
between their constituents in the community and the sanctuary. 
Additional information on ONMS and its advisory councils can be found 
at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov. Information related to the purpose, 
policies and operational requirements for advisory councils can be 
found in the charter for a particular advisory council (https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/council_charters.html) and the 
National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Implementation Handbook 
(https://www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/acref.html).
    The following is a list of the vacant seats, including positions 
(i.e., primary member or alternate), for each of the advisory councils 
currently seeking applications for members and alternates:
    Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Community-
at-Large-Marin (primary member); and Research (primary member).
    Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Citizen at 
Large-Lower Keys (primary member and alternate); Conservation and 
Environment (primary member and alternate); Diving-Lower Keys (primary 
member and alternate); Fishing-Charter Flats Fishing Guide (primary 
member and alternate); South Florida Ecosystem Restoration (primary 
member and alternate); and Fishing-Commercial-Marine/Tropical (primary 
member).
    Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Diving Operations (two primary members); Recreational Diving (primary 
member); and Commercial Fishing (primary member).
    Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Citizen-at-
large (primary member).
    Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Recreational/
Commercial Fishing (two primary members); and Youth (primary member).
    National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Advisory Council: 
Community-At-Large, Manu 'a (primary member); Community-At-Large, Aunu 
'u (primary member),[middot] Youth Member (primary member).
    Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory 
Council: Native Hawaiian (alternate); and Native Hawaiian Elder 
(alternate).
    Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: At-
Large (alternate); Conservation (two alternates); Maritime Heritage 
(primary member and alternate); and Mobile Gear Commercial Fishing 
(alternate).

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program).

    Dated: July 21, 2014.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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